The westbound Amtrak Cardinal swings off the connecting line from Orange past old G Cabin at Gordonsville. After a meet with its eastbound counterpart just a mile or so west, the next stop will be... (more)

A CTC meet between Amtrak no. 51 (left) and 50, the Cardinals, at Crozet, VA. The former C&O depot was then being used as a library, although its high speed train order stand was still in place, w... (more)

Temperature -3F, wind chill approx -20. Not "Minnesota cold," but the worst it's been in Chicago in years. Amtrak 51 is wye-ing to re-orient the train south/east. Unit 48 was in tow from DC for... (more)

On the old route of the C&O's George Washington, FFV and Sportsman---the westbound Cardinal crosses the broad expanse of the Shenandoah Valley as it approaches the climb up to North Mountain. This... (more)

This train is Amtrak 51, the combined Cardinal/Hoosier State, after having terminated at Union Station, now turing on the Canal Street Wye before heading into the Amtrak yard for servicing and red... (more)